Landis, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Landis, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rowan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.99
Area Land Km2:8.75
Area Water Km2:0.24
Area Total Sq Mi:3.47
Area Land Sq Mi:3.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.09
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3690
Population Density Sq Mi:1091.72
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:853
Coordinates:35.5481°N -80.6114°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28088
Area Code:704, 980
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-36860[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2405983
Website:www.townoflandis.com
Population Density Km2:421.55

Landis is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,109. The town is located just north of Kannapolis and south of China Grove.

History

Landis was incorporated in 1901 and began as a textile town, with its largest mill being Linn Mill Company.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Race!scope="col"
NumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)2,76474.91%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3349.05%
Native American250.68%
Asian381.03%
Pacific Islander20.07%
Other/Mixed1764.77%
Hispanic or Latino3539.57%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,690 people, 959 households, and 775 families residing in the town.

Education

Children in Landis are zoned for Landis Elementary School, Corriher-Lipe Middle School, and South Rowan High School (Landis.[4] Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 3.7 miles south of Landis in the nearby town of Kannapolis and is the closet institution of higher education, followed by Shaw University's CAPE Center, North Carolina Research Campus, Ambassador Christian College, and Livingstone College.[5]

Notable person

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Landis, NC. n.d.. Rowan County Convention and Visitors Bureau. July 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: Education information. n.d.. Town of Landis. July 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: Best Colleges & Universities in Landis, NC. n.d.. Yelp. July 15, 2021.

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